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Sanders won hand down not even close but clueless people will still vote for Clinton
Rather then being "clueless" maybe just maybe they don't want to have a Socialist as president. Far more people have voted for Hillary than for Bernie.
No, they moved away because of NAFTA, which collapsed the auto industry. It had support from both parties and was signed into law by Bill Clinton. It allowed the auto industry to relocate to Mexico and pay wages of 55 cents an hour. I suppose the collapse could have been managed better or worse by a different set of local politicians, but the root cause of Detroit's problems were caused by federal policy. I forgot I'm dealing with low-info republicans here. I'll try to explain everything for you more clearly ahead of time in my next post.
Trust me, you're not dealing with a low-info republican here. I'm a high-info Independent, the kind who would tune into the Democratic debates -- as well as the Republican debates -- to study both sides. Stop making assumptions. It just paints you with the brush of ignorance.
Actually......
......the auto industry collapsed the auto industry. I've been involved in the automobile industry since the early 80s, and the writing was already on the wall. GM, Ford, and Chrysler -- and the execs who ran those companies -- ignored the rise of the Japanese auto makers who were focused on building fuel-efficient, reliable automobiles. The American automakers were warned, and if you are old enough to remember the gas wars of the 70s, you were too. However, the Big Three were set in their ways, and failed to make the transition towards economical cars. Compare and contrast the 1973 Chrysler Newport to the 1973 Toyota Celica. THAT is why the Big Three spent the better part of 20 years trying to play catch up. NAFTA might have been a part of the problem, but it came decades after the ROOT cause of the problem -- corporate ignorance, doubled-down by the never ending grind of technology as it rendered yesterday's jobs to the trash heap.
If you need further proof that Detroit's problems were local, I've got two words for you: Kwame Kilpatrick.
Rather then being "clueless" maybe just maybe they don't want to have a Socialist as president. Far more people have voted for Hillary than for Bernie.
Rather then being "clueless" maybe just maybe they don't want to have a Socialist as president. Far more people have voted for Hillary than for Bernie.
err...Sanders is a New Dealer like FDR, Truman and other giants of American history.
Are you against social security and medicare or do you want like Sanders to expand social security and medicare?
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